Daily Republican., 1887-04-12

! Away back In 1843, eleven year
before the various districts within the
County Of Philadelphia were consoli
dated, and when John M. Scott was
Mayor of the city, the corporation now
known as the Jessup & Moore Paper
Company was established. That was
forty-four years ago-a long life for
one business house In this age of rapid
changes. And a life made ali the more
remarkable since, after all these years
of ceaseless activity in the world of
commerce, 1t stands to-day stronger
and more vigorous than ever. What
better testimony could be offered of
the substantial merit of mercantile
institution One might say that the
Jessup & Moore Company las wit
messed the most important stages of
Philadelphia's growth. When the
house was established in 1S43 by Au-
gustus + Jessup and Bloomfield III.
Moore (under the firm name of Jessup
d Moore) Philadelphia proper scarcely
contained more than two hundred
thousand inhabitants.
True, there was population of per-
haps over 1000, 600 in the territory now
comprising the city, but fully one half
OF these were divided among the dis
trlcts outside Of the city proper, al
though within the limits of the county.
Foreseeing, no Goubt, the growth of,
the paper trade, Jessup g. Moore en-
tered vigorously into the business,
manufacturing and selling all sorts of
paper and paper stock. AS the house |
grew Alfred ID. Jessup and Edward |
A., Jessup were admitted to partner
ship, and SO the firm continued until
the year 1859, when Alfred d. Jessup!
and Bloomfield II. Moore became the
sole proprietors. Meantime the dis
tricts had been consolidated and Phila-
delphia was rapidly becoming a great
city. In the development OF its trade
the firm of Jessup 81 Moore occupied
an important part as business house,
enjoying at the same time, as it well
OBSERVED, full measure of prosperity
AS the city developed the institution
received its share of the increasing
trade. So the house continued toll
grow until 1870, when Mr.. Jessup re-
.ired from the care of business, leaving
Mr., Moore as the sole survivor OF the
original firm. The latter remained at
ne head of the house until his death,
which occurred on July 5, 1878. Five
months later, on December l, 1878,
he concern became a corporation,
lnder the title of The Jessup g. Moore
PAPER Company, the officers being:l
resident, G. B. Moore; Vice Presi-l
lent, ID. W. Evans; Secretary, f. WI.
Mcdowell; Treasurer, j. Il. Moore.
Thus 1t stands today. The compcnyl
WINS and operates four manufacturinsI
stablishments-the Augustine Mill, at
Wilmington, Del /; the Delaware Mill,
i Wilmington, Del; the Rocklandl
iill at Rockland, Del, and the Ches- {
er Mill, at Modena, Pa. These COM 4
lined turn out about 100000 pounds ]
# paper of various kinds every twenty
our hours, and all OF this vast product
3 sold in advance of manufacture.
Night and day the mills are kept going
n order to keep apace with the de-
nand. The Jessup & Moore Com
amy have two stores, one in the Benz
ett Building, New York, the other
I % South Sixth street. Philadelphia.
lr. +. w. Mcdowell has long been
ecretary of the corporation, and it is
, his excellent management that
luch of Its recent prosperity is dine.